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Auburn Opens at Baylor as Slight Favorite in Hugh Freeze’s Pivotal Year

Local analysis sets eight to nine wins as the threshold that could secure the coach’s job beyond 2025.

Will Sawyer Robertson and the Baylor Bears beat the Auburn Tigers in their season opener? College football Week 1 picks, predictions and odds preview the Aug. 29 game.
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AUBURN, AL - July 31, 2025 - Auburn Defensive Lineman Keldric Faulk (#15) during a fall camp practice at the Woltosz Football Performance Center in Auburn, AL.
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Overview

  • Auburn starts the 2025 season on the road at Baylor on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. CT on FOX, marking its first true road opener since 2002.
  • BetMGM lists the Tigers as a 2.5-point favorite for the Week 1 matchup in Waco.
  • Auburn’s full 2025 slate includes road trips to Oklahoma and Texas A&M and home dates against Georgia and Alabama.
  • Transfers headlined by quarterback Jackson Arnold, receivers Eric Singleton Jr. and Horatio Fields, and linemen Xavier Chaplin and Mason Murphy fuel projections of a markedly improved passing attack.
  • Hugh Freeze praised freshman defensive lineman Jourdin Crawford’s rare burst, and coverage indicates running back Omar Mabson is expected to play rather than redshirt.